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Samsung Pay is set to finally launch in the U.S. and South Korea later this summer, but the Galaxy-maker is already preparing for an expansion into Europe. The company recently announced official plans to hit the continent through a partnership…

Android Pay is a near identical clone of Apple Pay, but it won’t be anywhere near as lucrative, according to a new report. Unlike Apple, Google isn’t taking a cut from Android Pay transactions, so the service will literally be…

Apple Pay has been live for a few days now, and despite at least one major speed bump it’s been a pretty smooth roll-out overall. Of course, you can only use Apple’s mobile payments service if your bank supports it. Thankfully, during…

Apple Pay just launched on Monday, following the release of iOS 8.1 to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus which activated the payment system. Now Apple’s partners are beginning to show off just how useful it can be; MasterCard…

Apple Pay may be gearing up to make your wallet obsolete, but that hasn’t stopped MasterCard from paving the way for some interesting new technology of its own. The company announced plans to launch the first payment card with a…

Rumors are picking up steam that Apple will be announcing its mobile payment system at its event scheduled for Sept. 9. While the announcement of new iPhones is considered a given for Apple’s Sept. 9 event, word has been circulating…

It’s not easy being a credit card. These bits of plastic are so passé, after all. Industry watchers once thought RFID (radio frequency identification) chips would usher them into obsolescence, but these systems aren’t cheap and all sorts of security concerns…

Nokia wants to enable image sharing on its 808 PureView using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. Say that tens time fast. Speaking with Engadget, the company expressed interest in the idea and said “picture sharing would be possible across devices.”…

Nokia has been known to leak upcoming devices accidentally, and today the Finnish firm is at it again. In a new video prematurely uploaded to its official YouTube channel, the company reveals the Lumia 610 NFC, its first Windows Phone…

Ubiquitous credit card brands MasterCard and Visa warned today of a security breach that could potentially impact up to 10 million card holders. First reported by the blog Krebs on Security, MasterCard and Visa – the two biggest credit card…